§ 117.4. CCT (Community Center Transition) District  


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  • A.

    Purpose

    The CCT (Community Center Transition) District is established to permit community serving office, institutional, service and cultural facilities, as well as age-restricted adult housing. These uses serve the community and provide a transition between residential neighborhoods and non-residential development or an arterial highway.

    B.

    Uses Permitted As a Matter Of Right

    1.

    Age-restricted adult housing.

    2.

    Ambulatory health care facilities, including pharmacies incidental to these uses.

    3.

    Athletic Facilities, Commercial.

    4.

    Banks, saving and loan associations, investment companies, credit unions, brokers, and similar financial institutions.

    5.

    Bio-medical laboratories.

    6.

    Carnivals and fairs sponsored by and operated on a nonprofit basis for the benefit of charitable, social, civic or educational organizations, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.

    7.

    Child day care centers and nursery schools.

    8.

    Commercial communication antennas.

    9.

    Commercial communication towers with a height of less than 200 feet measured from ground level, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.E.

    10.

    Concert halls.

    11.

    Conservation areas, including wildlife and forest preserves, environmental management areas, reforestation areas, and similar uses.

    12.

    Data processing and telecommunication center.

    13.

    Day treatment or care facilities.

    14.

    Funeral homes and mortuaries.

    15.

    Government structures, facilities and uses, including public schools and colleges.

    16.

    Legitimate theaters and dinner theaters.

    17.

    Museums and libraries.

    18.

    Nonprofit clubs, lodges, community halls, and camps.

    19.

    Nursing homes and residential care facilities.

    20.

    Offices, professional and business.

    21.

    Religious facilities, structures and land used primarily for religious activities.

    22.

    Seasonal sale of Christmas trees or other decorative plant materials, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.D.

    23.

    Schools, commercial.

    24.

    Schools, private academic, including colleges and universities.

    25.

    Service agencies.

    26.

    Underground pipelines; electric transmission and distribution lines; telephone, telegraph and CATV lines; mobile transformer units; telephone equipment boxes; and other similar public utility uses not requiring a Conditional Use.

    27.

    Volunteer fire departments.

    C.

    Accessory Uses

    1.

    Any use normally and customarily incidental to any use permitted as a matter of right in this district.

    2.

    Communication towers and antennas which are accessory to a principal use on the lot and which exclusively serve that use. Towers are subject to the requirements of Sections 128.0.E.2 and 128.0.E.3.

    3.

    Retail and service businesses which are located within and primarily serve the residents of a nursing home, residential care facility, or age-restricted adult housing, provided such businesses do not occupy more than 2% of the total floor area of the building or buildings within the development.

    4.

    Private parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, athletic fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private, noncommercial recreation facilities.

    5.

    Small Wind Energy System, building mounted, subject to the requirements of Section 128.0.L.

    6.

    Accessory Solar Collectors.

    D.

    Bulk Regulations

    (Also see Section 128.0.A, Supplementary Bulk Regulations.)

    1.

    Maximum Building Height:

    a.

    Age-restricted adult apartments ..... 50 feet

    b.

    All other uses ..... 40 feet

    2.

    Minimum Structure or Use Setback:

    a.

    From RC, RR, R-ED, R-20, R-12 and R-SC Districts ..... 50 feet

    b.

    From any other zoning district ..... 30 feet

    c.

    From public street right-of-way ..... 30 feet

    d.

    If a residential district is separated from the CCT District by a public street right-of-way, only the setback from the public street right-of-way shall apply.

    3.

    Minimum distances between buildings for attached and apartment units within an age-restricted adult housing development:

    a.

    Face to face ..... 30 feet

    b.

    Face to side/rear to side ..... 20 feet

    c.

    Side to side ..... 15 feet

    d.

    Rear to rear ..... 50 feet

    e.

    Rear to face ..... 75 feet

    E.

    Additional Requirements for Age-Restricted Adult Housing

    1.

    Design for Older Adults

    The development shall incorporate universal design features from the Department of Planning and Zoning guidelines which identify required, recommended and optional features. Plan submittals shall include descriptions of the design features of the proposed dwellings to demonstrate their appropriateness for the age-restricted population. The material submitted shall indicate how universal design features will be used to make individual dwellings adaptable to persons with mobility or functional limitations and how the design will provide accessible routes between parking areas, sidewalks, dwelling units and common areas.

    2.

    Enforcement of Age Restrictions

    If the development will not be a rental community under single ownership, it shall be subject to covenants or other legal restrictions enforcing the age restrictions for this use. Plan submittals must include the proposed covenants and other legal means of enforcing the age restrictions. The legal entity that will implement and maintain the age restrictions must be clearly identified and able to provide effective enforcement to supplement county enforcement of zoning regulations.

    3.

    Moderate Income Housing Units

    At least 10% of the dwellings units shall be Moderate Income Housing Units.

    4.

    Community Center

    At least one on-site community building or indoor community space within a principal structure shall be provided that contains a minimum of:

    a.

    20 square feet of floor area per dwelling unit, for the first 99 dwelling units with a minimum area of 500 square feet, and

    b.

    10 square feet of floor area per dwelling unit for each additional dwelling unit above 99.

    5.

    Open Space

    a.

    Open space shall constitute at least 25% of the gross acreage used for an age-restricted adult development in the CCT District.

    b.

    The community shall include recreation and common areas for residents, including at least pathways and seating areas.

    F.

    Conditional Uses

    Conditional Uses in the CCT District are subject to the detailed requirements for Conditional Uses given in Section 131.0. For the list of permitted Conditional Uses, refer to the chart in Section 131.0.